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If the mounting harm issues and off-field points weren’t sufficient, Manchester United may very well be set to face yet one more headache after what transpired after their dramatic Champions League victory in opposition to Copenhagen.
Harry Maguire scored the all-important objective within the second half nevertheless it was goalkeeper Andre Onana who saved his crew’s blushes by saving a last-minute penalty from Copenhagen ahead Jordan Larsson.
It has been a tough begin to life as United’s new No 1 for the Cameroonian with the goalie making fairly just a few high-profile errors since his arrival.
Garnacho’s social media submit has raised a storm
The penalty save was greeted by a deafening roar from the Outdated Trafford devoted whereas his teammates went berserk and piled on the goalkeeper in celebration with everybody hoping this might be the catalyst for the shot-stopper to get his profession again on observe.
Fairly just a few present and former gamers went on social media after the sport to congratulate Onana, one amongst them being Alejandro Garnacho.
Nonetheless, his submit might quickly see the Argentine get banned whereas additionally incurring a positive because of the racist connotations his tweet contained.
🔴🇦🇷 FA have been investigating into Garnacho’s social media submit through which he used gorilla emojis over an image of Andre Onana’s penalty save.
🇨🇲 Onana replies: “Folks can’t select what I must be offended by. Garnacho meant energy and strenght. This could go no additional”. pic.twitter.com/k6kea9Iwgz
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 26, 2023
The 19-year-old’s submit contained two gorilla emojis alongside an image of Onana celebrating along with his United teammates. He, nevertheless, deleted the submit quickly after.
“The Soccer Affiliation is conscious of it and will but cost the winger with a breach of their pointers round racially delicate social media posts,” The Manchester Night Information reported.
Onana, nevertheless, responded on his socials by claiming that he was not offended because the submit had a special which means and urged that the matter be laid to relaxation right here.
“Folks can’t select what I must be offended by. Garnacho meant energy and energy. This could go no additional.”
FA investigating the matter, ban may very well be incoming
Former United participant Edinson Cavani had been delivered an identical punishment after he wrote ‘Gracias Negrito’ to a pal who had congratulated him after Cavani scored a objective.
It was a non-issue within the Uruguayan’s tradition, however as per the FA, “it was deemed that his submit was insulting, abusive, improper and introduced the sport into disrepute and it was an “aggravated breach” as a result of it “included reference, whether or not specific or implied, to color and/or race and/or ethnic origin”.”
Other than the aforementioned actions, the FA additionally requested him to endure a sensitization program to make him conscious of the socially acceptable guidelines and Garnacho might now must cope with related.
Contemplating Antony and Marcus Rashford’s poor type, this will probably be yet one more headache for Erik ten Hag to cope with.
